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Operating the DVD600 Changer
Using the Menu Bar
The DVD600 is equipped with a powerful on-
screen display system that serves the dual pur-
pose of showing you the current status of the
DVD600 while enabling quick and easy changes
to settings and functions. Depending on
whether a DVD or CD is in use, the menu will
vary to display information that is specific to the
type of disc in play.
Menus and Controls
When a DVD is playing, press the Status
Button eto view the status of the current
disc and to change the setting for key playback
functions (Figure 16).
Figure 16
Title: The number shown indicates the number
of the title that is currently playing.
Chapter: The number shown indicates the
number of the chapter that is currently playing.
Audio: The number and abbreviation show the
audio language soundtrack that is currently
playing. Consult the DVD jacket for the key to
available audio tracks on the disc.
Subtitles: The number and abbreviation show
the subtitle language that is currently playing.
Consult the DVD jacket for the key to available
subtitle languages on the disc.
Angles: The number shown indicates the
multiple-angle view that is currently playing.
Bookmarks: Highlight this area and press the
Enter Button to mark or go to previously
bookmarked locations on a disc.
Disc Type: The type of disc playing (DVD or CD)
is shown.
Disc Number: The slot number of the disc being
played is shown.
Time Indicator: The elapsed time of the current
title is shown.
Once the Menu Bar appears, press the ‹/›
Buttons `to move across the display to
select the desired option. When the option to be
changed is highlighted in white with yellow
brackets on both sides, press the Enter Button
to change the setting for that option.
Selecting Titles and Chapters
Some discs contain more than one title.
Remember that a disc may contain one title or
two separate program titles, or the disc may use
the Title function to separate the special feature
sections on the disc. The use of titles is optional
with the producer of each DVD disc, as is the
way in which he/she may choose to implement
the feature.
To change the title on those discs using the
Menu Status Bar, follow these steps:
1. During disc playback, press the Status
Button e.
2. If needed, press the ‹/›Buttons `
until the disc icon for the current title, with the
letter “T” underneath it, is highlighted in white
between yellow brackets.
3. Press the Enter Button .
4. Note that the number to the right of the “T”
will be replaced with two dashes (– –).
5. Use the Numeric Keys –,
to enter the number of the title to be accessed.
6. The desired title will automatically be started.
Titles may also be selected during the playback
of a DVD by pressing the Title Button x.
However, the action of the disc when pressing
this button will vary from disc to disc. On occa-
sion, pressing this button will take you to the
disc’s main menu while, in other cases, pressing
this button will result in no action at all.
The movies or programs on most discs are divided
into individual chapters, as selected by the
disc’s producer. Using the on-screen Menu Bar,
you may view the number of the current chapter
and move to any chapter on the disc.
To change the chapter using the Menu Status
Bar, follow these steps:
1. During disc playback, press the Status
Button e.
2. Press the ‹/›Buttons `until the
icon showing a disc and a file folder (second
from left), with the letter “C” beneath it, is
highlighted in white between yellow brackets.
3. Press the Enter Button .
4. Note that the number to the right of the “C”
will be replaced with two dashes (– –).
5. Using the Numeric Keys –, ,
enter the number of the chapter to be accessed.
6. The desired chapter will automatically be
started.
Changing Languages
DVD discs may contain a variety of audio tracks,
including foreign languages, special commen-
taries, descriptive video for the sight-impaired,
and various digital formats. In normal play, the
unit will always look for the default setting for
the audio track, but you may change the audio
track at any time using the Menu Status Bar and
following these steps:
1. During disc playback, press the Status
Button e.
2. Press the ‹/›Buttons `until the
speaker icon (third from the left) is highlighted
in white between yellow brackets.
3. Press the Enter Button .
4. Note that the main Menu Bar will be replaced
with a single display of the current language
type (Figure 17).
Figure 17
5. Press the Enter Button until the desired
audio track is displayed. Note that the audio
tracks available on a disc will vary and that they
are always listed on the disc’s jacket or cover.
6. Within a few seconds, the disc will continue
play with the newly selected audio track.
Note that the audio track type selected in this
fashion is temporary and will only remain in
effect until the player is turned off. When the
unit is turned on for subsequent play, the
default audio type will always be used.
